“Trusted News for Google Chrome” Helps You Spot Fake News

There is a new extension in town to help you spot fake news. “Trusted News for Google Chrome” is a Chrome extension that is currently available in beta. The extension will tell you if the new source that you are visiting is considered trustworthy. The extension is made by the same company that makes Adblock Plus.

Blockchain

According to its makers, the extension might soon consider user feedback also to grade content. They also want to use blockchain technology to improve how this system works. In an interview with Techcrunch,Eyeo director of communications Ben Williams said:

“And then the next step is to decouple that from any server, and from any third party, and give it directly to the blockchain. So that feedback can live on its own in that place and so that good feedback can be prized and rewarded among users, and people who are providing bad feedback won’t be. So that is the next step.”